There's been a lot of people letting their emotions get the better of them recently, I'm sure we've all seen them. So called fans on Facebook, Twitter and even on our subreddit bashing Casilla and calling for him to be dropped or even sold this summer. That's ludicrous, there are many pieces to the puzzle that makes this team the most entertaining Leeds side we've had in a long time, and the role that the keeper plays is no exception to this.

The sweeper keeper is far from a new concept but it's never really taken a hold here like it has on the continent; a keeper that plays higher up the pitch than normal and has the licence to push forward and intercept balls over the top of the defence. Manuel Neuer being one of the best at it, and Ederson and Lloris adopting somewhat similar tactics in the prem.

Although he may not be of the same quality, Kiko is without a doubt this kind of keeper, quick out of his box, good with his feet and not afraid to enter no man's land. Some people may not like this, but have I got news for you, not only does Bielsa want him to do this, but he was signed specifically for this quality. In case you didn't notice, moving through November, into December and early January Peacock-Farrell was also being made to play this roll, sometimes finding himself thirty of forty yards from his net to make interceptions. He's only young and it didn't come naturally to him, so we looked for some more experience and Kiko fit the bill.

So why are we playing our keepers like this and why can't we just have a traditional shot stopper? That's really quite simple, we aim to throw as many men forward as possible, the only players left behind when we attack are our two centre backs, and just in front of them, our deep midfielder. We overload the other team with so many players that nine times out of ten they can't cope with the pressure. When we recycle play and bring the ball back to our centre backs it's quite often they'll play it to our keeper who will have pushed forward to provide another outlet, and the odd time they do fire a ball over our high defensive line he will be there to clear up the mess. If we stop playing a sweeper keeper we have to leave another man back, and if we do that we will create far less chances. We play a very attacking game and we have to make sacrifices so that we can do this.

There will always be the odd time that we get caught out, the opposition score or the keeper will get sent off. It's inevitable, but it enables us to play the way we do, and in the long run is far more beneficial than him staying put on his line. I can only think of one occasion each, but correct me if I'm wrong, of him being sent off after making a last man tackle and conceding a goal from coming off his line (vs Sheffield United and vs Derby). It was unfortunate that the latter happened at such a vital time, but I'd take those odds every day of the week - one of each happening in a 48 game league season.

There is absolutely nothing wrong with Casilla and if we were to get rid of him we'd just ask the new keeper to play in exactly the same way. And who would we be able to get that can play this role that's better? I'm struggling to actually find a name of a better sweeper keeper that we can afford, let alone get on a free from Real Madrid. Some people just need to take a look at the big picture before they open their mouths and start spouting shite.

Happened around 2006/time in League One. We bought him from a team and then about three days later said he wanted to leave because he felt he’d made a mistake. Think we then got Kevin Nicholls instead.

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